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[quote=Anonymous]Also, I'd find out if she needs a pelvic exam, because probably not, and IF she needs it then I'd prepare her.  My first pap and pelvic I was in my 20s and a virgin - the doctor didn't realize it was my first or that I was a virgin, and basically grabbed my legs, put them in stirrups and went at it.  I've had much gentler ones in recent years than my first!

My first thought would be OH NO, try to get her to stop!  But really, she is sexually active, so now it's about talking about getting pleasure, being a good partner and making sure he is a good partner, that bc is important but so are condoms because of STDs and so on.

I think norplant in her arm woudl be better than an IUD at this point.  NO way can she remember to take a pill every day....  I couldn't even do it in my mid 20s when I wasn't sexually active (between boyfriends)

And I would tell your daughter that she can do it alone or not, but that she might want you there to hold her hand and help her focus (breathing regularly is important),  And if she thinks she doesn't want you there, she can change her mind or start with you there and then ask you to leave if that changes.....

ALSO - for me, I have to touch my stomach with my hand because I'm SO TICKLESH (at 56 yrs old) that when they start pressing on my abdomen as they are checking for cysts it makes me jump out of my skin if I'm not TOUCHING my stomach near my belly button.  If I touch myself then my body is prepared for the touch - also, they use a light touch because they are trying to be gentle but I tell them to use a "strong touch" because those gentle touches KILL me.

Truly, it's a trick, tell it to your daughter.[/quote]

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